I ran across a "local" story today of a home invasion in Shawnee, Oklahoma. It seems that the lady of the house took care of things quite well, although I wouldn't be sure that her choice of firearm was quite good enough.
The crux of the story to me was that they have supplied the police with some pictures taken with game cameras with the hope that the perpetrator can be identified by them. I wouldn't have even thought of using game cameras around my "place" just for surveillance purposes. I also wasn't impressed too much with the quality of the photos, so if I do this for our "place," I will be searching out some better quality cameras.
Something to consider should any of you decide to set up game (and sometimes called "trail") cameras, be sure and attach them to the tree trunks high enough that they are less likely to be stolen. Those things aren't cheap. Or, perhaps find a way to attach them at the top of a slide or on the roof of the RV.
The link to the story includes the pictures that were taken by the game camera. Anyway, here is the news story:
Armed with a gun and ready to shoot, a Shawnee woman defended her home as man broke down her door. It happened in broad daylight and she didn't back down.
Pam Loman and her husband, James, say they've lived on Homer Lane in Shawnee for over 10 years and have never had any problems. But early Friday afternoon, while Pam was home alone, she quickly figured out, three men outside her home were up to no good.
"I still feel queasy sick at my stomach, a little shaky, a little nervous," Pam said.
Pam was cleaning her home Friday afternoon when she heard someone knocking at her front door.
"One was knocking on the door, but there was two in the car. So I thought that was kind of strange, and they looked a little scary," she said.
Pam says the knocking got harder, to just outright banging.
"So my instinct was to go get a gun. I don't know why, I never in my life felt like I needed to go get a gun," Pam said.
She stood near her kitchen, just steps away from the front door, with both hands on her .32-caliber pistol.
And just all of a sudden, with one kick, he knock the door completely in. The frame came flying down. Things came flying everywhere," Pam recalled. "And he saw that I had the gun, and he grabbed the door handle and pulled the door shut."
Pam immediately called police, and her husband, who rushed home from work.
"I was scared to death, because, I got her phone call. She was hysterical, and before I can get anything back, the phone went dead. That's what really scared me," James said.
Now, they're hoping pictures taken from motion sensor trail cams hidden on their property will help police identify, and catch the suspects.
"I felt threatened, and I feel like if he would have stepped a foot in, I would have shot him," Pam said.
Pam says police are going to try to use imaging technology to see if they can enhance the pictures of the suspect. For now though, police are still looking for the three men.
VanMar said
02:38 AM Jan 13, 2013
Terry and Jo wrote:
It seems that the lady of the house took care of things quite well, although I wouldn't be sure that her choice of firearm was quite good enough.
No, a short barrel 12 ga would have been best but sounds like the .32 was quite adequate as a deterrent in this case.
V
Lucky Mike said
02:54 AM Jan 13, 2013
my feelings to Vance!!!......loaded birdshot.buckshot, slug in that order!!!!!
Terry and Jo said
03:48 AM Jan 13, 2013
Lucky Mike wrote:
my feelings to Vance!!!......loaded birdshot.buckshot, slug in that order!!!!!
I'll add one more to your order, Mike....
.....rock salt.
Might as well add insult to injury.
Terry
PIEERE said
04:49 AM Jan 13, 2013
Not trying to get to political; but this is where having a firearm saved her from being harmed or killed. I wonder if it was just intuition that pushed her to go get the pistol.
Lucky Mike said
05:06 AM Jan 13, 2013
living proof how PMS and firearms works!!!
Jwar said
05:59 AM Jan 13, 2013
Lucky Mike wrote:
living proof how PMS and firearms works!!!
I dont think its in my best interest to let the Litt'le Lady of the house read this post..... ROFLOL
MarkS said
08:26 AM Jan 13, 2013
You know that some news paper has published a map of where all the registered gun owners live. One concern is that the ones that don't have guns might be targeted for invasion or break in. My mind coupled that with the State Farm commercial where the blond girl says they can't put anything on the Internet that isn't true. It goes like this... The burglar finds himself staring down the barrel of a 45 caliber Glock 21 and says, "I thought you didn't have a gun?" The reply is, "Where'd you hear that?" He says, "the Internet, they can't put anything on the Internet that isn't true." Moral of that story is, don't believe everything the media publishes or that all otherwise law abiding citizens don't occasionally fail to follow a law or two.
The Bear II said
05:17 PM Jan 14, 2013
There have been quite a few of these types of break-ins in and around the city we live in.
A few have resulted in the homeowners getting harmed or tied up. Some have resulted in the bad guy(s) getting caught on video or held by gun point by the home owner.
I've installed a video monitor system for my home and one in the RV as well.
Terry and Jo said
10:26 PM Jan 19, 2013
Some of the trail cameras they have now are camouflaged to look like the bark on a tree. In addition, some fasten directly to the trunk with a strap running around the tree. I've seen some where the camera sits out about 8" or so from the trunk, making them easier to see.
Sadly, the ones that are best camouflaged and that take the best pictures are also the most expensive. From my limited looking they seem to range between about $80 up as high as $600.
Here are two different internet sites where they post reviews of the game/trail cameras:
I REALLY like this one, but at around $600, I'm not sure the quality of pictures warrants that kind of money. Not to mention if I forgot to take it down and pack it up when we decided to move on.
-- Edited by Terry and Jo on Saturday 19th of January 2013 10:28:26 PM
kb0zke said
04:00 AM Jan 20, 2013
We used to have problems with kids driving up to our house, tossing fireworks out, and speeding away. We put a trail camera out for a while. Lots of pictures of cats, rabbits, possums, etc. Human nocturnal visits stopped, though.
bjoyce said
04:37 AM Jan 20, 2013
kb0zke wrote:
We used to have problems with kids driving up to our house, tossing fireworks out, and speeding away. We put a trail camera out for a while. Lots of pictures of cats, rabbits, possums, etc. Human nocturnal visits stopped, though.
Same thing happened to our neighbors at the start of the street trying to determine who was blowing up their mailbox. Word gets out there is a camera watching.
I ran across a "local" story today of a home invasion in Shawnee, Oklahoma. It seems that the lady of the house took care of things quite well, although I wouldn't be sure that her choice of firearm was quite good enough.
The crux of the story to me was that they have supplied the police with some pictures taken with game cameras with the hope that the perpetrator can be identified by them. I wouldn't have even thought of using game cameras around my "place" just for surveillance purposes. I also wasn't impressed too much with the quality of the photos, so if I do this for our "place," I will be searching out some better quality cameras.
Something to consider should any of you decide to set up game (and sometimes called "trail") cameras, be sure and attach them to the tree trunks high enough that they are less likely to be stolen. Those things aren't cheap. Or, perhaps find a way to attach them at the top of a slide or on the roof of the RV.
The link to the story includes the pictures that were taken by the game camera. Anyway, here is the news story:
Shawnee Woman Thwarts Home Invasion
Shawnee Woman Thwarts Home Invasion
By Evan Anderson, News 9
January 11, 2013
KWTV-TV Channel 9
SHAWNEE, Oklahoma -
Armed with a gun and ready to shoot, a Shawnee woman defended her home as man broke down her door. It happened in broad daylight and she didn't back down.
Pam Loman and her husband, James, say they've lived on Homer Lane in Shawnee for over 10 years and have never had any problems. But early Friday afternoon, while Pam was home alone, she quickly figured out, three men outside her home were up to no good.
"I still feel queasy sick at my stomach, a little shaky, a little nervous," Pam said.
Pam was cleaning her home Friday afternoon when she heard someone knocking at her front door.
"One was knocking on the door, but there was two in the car. So I thought that was kind of strange, and they looked a little scary," she said.
Pam says the knocking got harder, to just outright banging.
"So my instinct was to go get a gun. I don't know why, I never in my life felt like I needed to go get a gun," Pam said.
She stood near her kitchen, just steps away from the front door, with both hands on her .32-caliber pistol.
And just all of a sudden, with one kick, he knock the door completely in. The frame came flying down. Things came flying everywhere," Pam recalled. "And he saw that I had the gun, and he grabbed the door handle and pulled the door shut."
Pam immediately called police, and her husband, who rushed home from work.
"I was scared to death, because, I got her phone call. She was hysterical, and before I can get anything back, the phone went dead. That's what really scared me," James said.
Now, they're hoping pictures taken from motion sensor trail cams hidden on their property will help police identify, and catch the suspects.
"I felt threatened, and I feel like if he would have stepped a foot in, I would have shot him," Pam said.
Pam says police are going to try to use imaging technology to see if they can enhance the pictures of the suspect. For now though, police are still looking for the three men.
I'll add one more to your order, Mike....
.....rock salt.
Might as well add insult to injury.
Terry
I dont think its in my best interest to let the Litt'le Lady of the house read this post..... ROFLOL
A few have resulted in the homeowners getting harmed or tied up. Some have resulted in the bad guy(s) getting caught on video or held by gun point by the home owner.
I've installed a video monitor system for my home and one in the RV as well.
Some of the trail cameras they have now are camouflaged to look like the bark on a tree. In addition, some fasten directly to the trunk with a strap running around the tree. I've seen some where the camera sits out about 8" or so from the trunk, making them easier to see.
Sadly, the ones that are best camouflaged and that take the best pictures are also the most expensive. From my limited looking they seem to range between about $80 up as high as $600.
Here are two different internet sites where they post reviews of the game/trail cameras:
http://www.chasingame.com/
http://www.trailcampro.com/
I REALLY like this one, but at around $600, I'm not sure the quality of pictures warrants that kind of money. Not to mention if I forgot to take it down and pack it up when we decided to move on.
Reconyx HC-600 Rapidfire
Terry
-- Edited by Terry and Jo on Saturday 19th of January 2013 10:28:26 PM
Same thing happened to our neighbors at the start of the street trying to determine who was blowing up their mailbox. Word gets out there is a camera watching.